It does not look good. In fact, it looks like a summary execution.

The man – Alex Pretti – can be seen backing away from the ICE "agents," who pepper spray him and another person as they advance. These words are italicized to make an important point. Pretti appears to be trying to retreat and in many states, you can't use lethal force against a person who is trying to get away from you. Not if you're merely a citizen, that is.

It gets much worse.

The video shows a bunch of "agents" scrumming Pretti, who is wrestled to the ground. At this point, the video appears to show one of the "agents" taking Pretti's legally holstered pistol, which he never pointed at anyone. Moments later, Pretti is shot dead by one of the "agents. "

This ought to appall everyone but especially "conservatives" who are ardent about the right – and it is a right – to carry a pistol. The fact that one is carrying one ought not to be warrant to kill that someone. Especially when that someone hasn't unholstered his legally carried pistol.

Some "conservatives" will defend the "agents" who executed Pretti – claiming he was "resisting." Watching the video, it looks like he was trying to ward off a beating. The expectation seems to be – in some quarters – that we must go limp at the first barked command, fall to the ground and lie there, supinely. Anything less – and anything less immediate – constitutes "resisting" and a "threat" to the "safety" of the armed "agents" of the state.

At which point, they can just execute you.

If you carry a pistol – legally – you might want to think about what might happen to you. But that would never happen! "Conservatives" are law abiding! Well, what happens in the event you get "pulled over" for a petty traffic violation – or maybe you just happent o be out driving and are forced to stop for no reason at all, as at a "sobriety" checkpoint – and the AGW sees your holstered, legally carried pistol – and maybe shoots you dead, because he thought you might shoot him?